Jean Alexandru Steriadi (29 October 1880 – 23 November 1956) was a

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

and drawing artist. He made portraits and compositions based on a strong, expressive drawing; then he evolved towards

impressionistic Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...

influenced landscapes in which the subtle harmony is combined with a refined sense of picturesque ("The Morizzi House", "Ships in the Brăila Harbour"). Jean Alexandru Steriadi was a titular member of the Romanian Academy from 1948.

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1880 births 1956 deaths Artists from Bucharest 20th-century Romanian painters Titular members of the Romanian Academy Academic staff of the Bucharest National University of Arts {{Romania-painter-stub